Planetary hours
in Surat.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Sunday, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:14 – 08:08
- 2♀︎ Venus08:08 – 09:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:02 – 09:56
- 4☽︎ Moon09:56 – 10:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 11:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 12:39
- 7♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:33
- 8☉︎ Sun13:33 – 14:28
- 9♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:16
- 11☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 18:05
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:10
- 2♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:16
- 3☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:22
- 4♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:34
- 6☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 02:51
- 9♂︎ Mars02:51 – 03:57
- 10☉︎ Sun03:57 – 05:02
- 11♀︎ Venus05:02 – 06:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Surat?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 13h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:14 to 08:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.